Joe Garcia, CalMatters

The outcome of each brother’s hearing was not surprising. Both received three-year denials, which are common. But when the list of attendees includes Gov. Gavin Newsom’s spokesperson Diana Crofts-Pelayo, a common event turns almost circus-like.

The California Supreme Court handed down two decisions last week that could impact decades of sentencing for gang-related offenses and allow thousands of people to petition courts to reexamine their cases.